Chris Tregenza
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I take photos of people (amongst other things) #Nottingham
Two tier policing. Victoria Thomas Bowen, who chucked a milkshake at Farage, was given a 13-week jail sentence, suspended for 12 months; had to pay him £150 compensation; had to complete 120 hours of unpaid work and pay £450 in court costs. It was nowhere near the level of violence of this assault.
Reform Party UK Exposed@reformexposed.bsky.social · 2d agoMan given conditional caution after Reform UK assault www.dudleynews.co.uk/news/2657192...
Sept 1841 ► #Nottingham businessman Alfred Barber set up a photographic studio in the attics of Bromley House in 1841, the first in the Midlands. He purchased a licence to produce daguerreotypes. The first photograph taken in the Bromley House Studio was in September 1841. #NottinghamHistory
Inside the Library - Bromley House Library | Victorian workshop, Old victorian attic, Antique photography studio
Part of the attics in Bromley House Library, Nottingham. Nottingham businessman Alfred Barber set up a photographic studio in the attics of Bromley House in 1841, the first in the Midlands. The first ...
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Yes, but some would say it has already started.
The National Union of Journalists@nujofficial.bsky.social · yesterdayLaura Davison, NUJ general secretary, said: "Our members deserve better. Audiences deserves better. The BBC is at risk of entering an inescapable doom spiral if it continues in this direction [...] the UK government must step in." www.nuj.org.uk/resource/bbc...
Words & phrases which should never be used in anything vaguely journalistic I go first: Game Changing
So Trump has changed the name of AI to SI for Super Intelligence. Only someone as stupid as Trump would think a machine that can't reliably count the 'r's in strawberry is in anyway super.
Isn't it odd how a magazine which produces highly quality journalism, and has built a business model which doesn't rely on chasing trends, is doing well?
Press Gazette@pressgazette.co.uk · 3d agoB2B technology title Computer Weekly has increased its full-time editorial team by two-thirds in ten years against a backdrop of widespread cuts in technology journalism pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/b...
If only this man had been Prime Minister and had the power to do something about it.
Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 6d agoFormer PM Rishi Sunak in the Sunday Times challenges the rise of ethno-nationalism in British politics, as an argument within the right about Britishness being about ancestry, DNA and ethnicity www.thetimes.com/article/e89d...
There has been a noticeable lack of serious reaction over Turkish persecution of LGBTQIA+ community from the global community. As in many other countries, Türkiye tries to mask persecution by claiming being LGBTQIA+ isn't illegal and then using "obscenity laws". www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Turkey detains dozens in crackdown on LGBTQ+ activists and journalists
Protesters teargassed as minister claims widespread raids and arrests under obscenity laws were to ‘protect families’
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What was it the Bibble said about sins of the fathers? Or maybe it isn't in the Bibble, but either way, this is cunt behaviour
Politics UK@politicsuk.com · 7d ago🚨 NEW: The Government is considering cutting benefits for the parents of children who commit crimes
This is the very definition of terrorism, why is the home secretary reluctant to act on the groups causing this.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · last wk.Lifeboat station in Portsmouth forced to temporarily shut after far-right action
NEW: Macklemore says he is donating the entire $1 million in net earnings from Ed Sheeran’s tour to six organizations supporting Palestinians and is challenging Patriots owner Robert Kraft to match it.
Macklemore Donating Entire $1 Million Tour Earnings to Palestinian Aid, Challenges Robert Kraft to Match
After being dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour, the rapper pledged to donate his earnings to six organizations supporting Palestinians and directly challenged the billionaire Patriots owner.
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Cory @doctorow.pluralistic.net has been writing about inflammatory AI predictions for years. Message below is that systems are being deployed & given the ability to do real things on the network, without adequate testing or guardrails. The systems have zero intentions. medium.com/@doctorow/ll...
LLMs are real, AI is fake
No, it didn’t “go rogue.”
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No, we should ignore everything AI companies say because it is all marketing.
Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot@bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · last wk.We must heed warnings of AI tech developers, says UK government minister
'Not long ago, Just Stop Oil activists were given long sentences for simply discussing blocking infrastructure. In contrast, the balaclava-wearing gangs now do much the same with apparent impunity. One could almost call it two-tier justice.'
The Empty City@davidallengreen.bsky.social · 2w agoNEW Why holding a placard is a terrorist act, while causing disruption in a balaclava is not The mess caused by ministers and the police not taking terrorism law seriously By me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
“They are clearly going to allow new drilling in the North Sea but want to keep it under wraps during a byelection where they know the public want tougher action on climate, not backsliding." Well, you can see how they'd think that, can't you? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
North Sea gasfield decision likely delayed until after Holborn and St Pancras byelection
Greens accuse Labour of hiding position to avoid criticism before contest, in which Zack Polanski is standing
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The PSPO introduced by Nottingham's Labour council is designed to restrict protest and the public's right to use public spaces. Intimation and practically everything else in it are already covered by existing laws. But a PSPO allows the council to use poorly trained rentacops to restrict freedoms.
Netpol@netpol.org · 2w agoNottingham amends its Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) to authorised officers to require a person to remove a face covering. The council says it won't target "religious, medical or other legitimate reasons" but PSPOs have been used against protesters before westbridgfordwire.com/nottingham-f...
Test tubes will cure cancer claims test tube salesman.
David Lewis@davidclewis.bsky.social · 2w agoGood news from McCains
So if a protest is peaceful, its ok to disrupt nationally important infrastructure?
Netpol@netpol.org · 3w agoKent Police Assistant Chief Constable Nigel Brookes said: "it is important to note that we do not as a matter of course monitor peaceful protestors, and their political viewpoints are not taken into consideration." This is an absolute 100% lie www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Christopher Harborne - the Reform mega donor who gave Farage £5m - is suing ex-Reform deputy leader, Ben Habib. The particulars of claim have now been published. And we need to talk about them. 1/
I think Nadia is wrong about this. We should focus on how they blocked critical infrastructure while the police failed to use any of the countless powers the last few governments have given them to stop this exact behaviour.
Nadia Whittome MP@nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 3w agoWhen blackshirts are marching through the streets of Dover and Portsmouth, the focus shouldn’t be on the disruption they cause, but on their fascist ideology and deliberate intimidation of migrants and people of colour. [1/2]
Nottingham's council merger is paused for review. So now would be a good time to write to your MP and express how the change is unwanted and will reduce local democracy.
Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot@bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 3w agoPlans for major overhaul of councils halted
Note how the moral panic about blocking the roads disappears if it's the far right doing it
Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 3w ago"Roads are all blocked. They are never going to be allowed to leave". The news reports do not yet include if any arrests were made or not in Portsmouth last night. A couple of police cars had their windows smashed. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
An update with three weeks to go: race pack has arrived safely, now awaiting the NRF running vest. Did my longest training run to date which started well enough but ended not so swimmingly. Massive thanks to everyone who has donated - your generosity is very much appreciated
drdavehindley.bsky.social@drdavehindley.bsky.social · 2mo agoI'm running the Robin Hood Half Marathon for Nottingham Refugee Forum, a charity supporting people who've fled war, violence and persecution, helping them to find sanctuary and the chance to rebuild their lives. Every donation helps someone feel part of our community here in Notts. bit.ly/4wtJQSH
This is a foreign funded attack on Critical National Infrastructure. They should all be immediately detained under Section 7 of the Public Order Act 2023 and the ringleaders investigated for collusion with a hostile foreign power... Oh hang on, I'm being told they have "legitimate concerns"
Sky News@news.sky.com · 3w agoDozens of masked men stop traffic at Port of Dover as part of 'protest'
Siri, what tactics did the Nazis use to seize power in 1932?
Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot@bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 3w agoNigel Farage threatens to overhaul Lords and judiciary in Reform conference speech
100% but Labour and Conservatives have both excluded journalists from conferences in the past. As a union, and as individual members, we should take action in support of our colleagues - refuse to cover the event or simply start every piece with "The Reform party, who have banned journalists, ...".
NUJ London Freelance@nujlfb.bsky.social · 3w ago"@reform-uk-official.bsky.social should rethink its position and allow journalists full access to the conference." - Laura Davison, NUJ general secretary. #RUK26 #pressfreedom buff.ly/PXtra17
